WEAVERVILLE - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has charged a juvenile with first-degree murder in the death of a young woman Saturday night.

Deputies were called to a residence on Brinwood Drive around 10:30 p.m. Saturday after a call reporting a suspicious person, according to a news release issued by sheriff’s office spokeswoman Natalie Bailey. At the home, deputies spoke with the person who made the call, as well as a male juvenile, and began to search for a victim. Backup personnel arrived at the scene at 10:49 p.m.

The body of Kayla Deseree Hensley, 18, was found a short time later at the bottom of Brinwood Drive, according to Bailey. Hensley was found with severe knife lacerations, according to the investigation report. The attack occurred at the residence.

The juvenile suspect, Hensley’s sibling, has been charged with first-degree murder, and is in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Juvenile Justice.

The release said the incident was domestic in nature and there was no threat to the community.

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